What's it like to do research for a book? Join Barb Rosenstock and Katherine Roy as they peer into clumps of sargassum seaweed on location in Bermuda!
Join me on KATU Afternoon Live to celebrate the release of SEA WITHOUT A SHORE!
Kids ask me all the time to explain how my art gets made into a book, and I’ve never had footage of the printing process to show them… UNTIL NOW!
Join me on KATU Afternoon Live to celebrate World Ocean Day with your own Paper Plate Sargasso Sea!
Join me on KATU Afternoon Live to learn how to make your own Salty Solar System!
Join me on KATU Afternoon Live to celebrate Back to School with a DIY Nature Journal!
Join Raoul Martinez and Katherine Roy on FOX5 San Diego to discuss how parents can use MAKING MORE: HOW LIFE BEGINS.
Join me on KATU Afternoon Live to celebrate Earth Day with DIY Nature Brushes & Ink!
Join Liz Dueweke and Katherine Roy on Good Day Seattle to celebrate Earth Day and discuss MAKING MORE: HOW LIFE BEGINS!
When a TV producer asks if you can fill a spot, you say yes! Join me on KATU Portland Afternoon Live to make St. Patrick's Day Slime.
Join Kara Mack and Katherine Roy for this KATU Portland Afternoon Live interview to celebrate the book launch of MAKING MORE!
MAKING MORE is a tool for parents to tell children the story of how life begins. It's rich. It's wild. It's the story of life on Earth.
How is making a book like fixing a house? Join me as I compare the revision process to the hidden repairs on my floor. Mmmm—who doesn't love harvest gold??
Hello, book. Welcome to the world! Coming out 3/7/2023 from Norton Young Readers—what a gift it is to hold my first copy.
Kids ask me all the time to explain how my art gets made into a book, and I’ve never had footage of the printing process to show them… UNTIL NOW!
So excited to finally hold my first printed copy of THE FIRE OF STARS, written by Kirsten W. Larson and illustrated by me, coming out 2/7/2023 from Chronicle Books.
Have you ever wondered how stars are born, what they are made of, or why they shine? Cecilia Payne wondered too.
Today's the day, the time has come. When the art for one book comes down off the wall to make room for something new.
After shooting my MAKING MORE book trailer last week, I reached out to "my beetle guy" to ask if we could stop by.
My introductory video as Tulsa City-County Library’s 2022 Books To Treasure Illustrator! I am so honored and excited to participate in this Tulsa tradition this November!
The Wolbach Library is hosting a Project PHaEDRA Fall Author Series on the second Tuesday of each month this Fall from 2 to 3pm Eastern Time! We have invited authors (and illustrators!) who have been inspired by Harvard astronomers to present on the making of their books. Each session will take place over Zoom and will consist of a presentation followed by audience Q&A.
This session with author Kirsten Larson and illustrator Katherine Roy took place on September 14th, 2021 over Zoom.
Join author Richard Ho and illustrator Katherine Roy for a read aloud and discussion of their picture book RED ROVER: CURIOSITY ON MARS to learn more about their writing and drawing process, along with the science and significance of the Red Planet's brand new visitor.
Special thanks to Grass Roots Books & Music for hosting this event.
Join author Richard Ho and illustrator Katherine Roy as they "meet" for the first time to unbox their first finished copies of RED ROVER: CURIOSITY ON MARS and discuss their creative process.
Join author Barb Rosenstock and illustrator Katherine Roy as they "meet" for the first time to unbox their first finished copies of OTIS AND WILL DISCOVER THE DEEP and discuss their creative process.
My first copy of OTIS AND WILL DISCOVER THE DEEP just arrived at my door and I am so very proud of it. Thank you and a thousand hugs to Barb Rosenstock for the divine manuscript, and to Deirdre Jones and Little, Brown for Young Readers for choosing me to illustrate it. The book hits shelves everywhere on June 5, 2018—pre-order your copy today from wherever you get your books!
Watch as a baby African elephant comes to life for the book cover of HOW TO BE AN ELEPHANT: GROWING UP IN THE AFRICAN WILD—my second picture book with Roaring Brook Press/David Macaulay Studio.
The final art was drawn with pencil and completed in watercolor, ink, and gouache.
This time-lapse video was shot in my studio with an iPhone 3G using iTimeLapse, and the sound of the elephants grazing were captured on my Canon EOS 60D DSLR camera while out in the field with the Save The Elephants team in Samburu during my book research trip in May 2014. A very special thanks to David Daballen, who conjured my breathtaking introduction to African elephants on my first full day in the field.
I filmed this video during the research for my picture book HOW TO BE AN ELEPHANT while out in the field at the Mpala Research Centre with elephant expert Sandy Oduor. We had just spent the morning identifying and counting elephants on the grounds when we came upon this migratory herd of about 30-40 individuals on the left side of the road, previously unseen at Mpala. Unlike resident elephant herds, this herd did not recognize Sandy Oduor or our jeep, so when we stopped to give them some space, an older female turned and bluff-charged our vehicle (as the video shows). Sandy decided it would be safest to continue forward to avoid the danger of becoming surrounded by the herd, but as we drove further other family members came out from the bushes on the left and crossed the road in front of us (see my video “Elephants Trumpeting”). It was a very tense situation for both the elephants and for us, but luckily the herd let us pass and we made it back to headquarters safely. In hindsight, it was an extremely dangerous situation, more than I fully understood at the time. Book research is not for the faint of heart!
This elephant video was filmed at the Mpala Research Centre, Laikipia District, Kenya in May 2014 on my Samsung Galaxy 3. Special thanks to elephant researcher (and expert driver) Sandy Oduor for getting us out of there swiftly and safely!
I filmed this video during the research for my picture book HOW TO BE AN ELEPHANT while out in the field at the Mpala Research Centre with elephant expert Sandy Oduor. We had just spent the morning identifying and counting elephants on the grounds when we came upon this migratory herd of 30-40 individuals on the left side of the road, previously unseen at Mpala. Unlike resident elephant herds, this herd did not recognize Sandy Oduor or our jeep, so when we stopped to give them some space, an older female turned and bluff-charged our vehicle (see my video “Elephant Bluff Charge”). Sandy decided it would be safest to continue forward to avoid the danger of becoming surrounded by the herd, but as you will see other family members came out from the bushes on the left and crossed the road in front of us. It was a very tense situation for both the elephants and for us, but luckily the herd let us pass and we made it back to headquarters safely. In hindsight, it was an extremely dangerous situation, more than I fully understood at the time. Book research is not for the faint of heart!
This elephant video was filmed at the Mpala Research Centre, Laikipia District, Kenya in May 2014 on my Samsung Galaxy 3. Special thanks to elephant researcher (and expert driver) Sandy Oduor for getting us out of there swiftly and safely.
If you are what you eat, elephants are basically one big walking pile of acacia leaves. They eat other plants too, of course—some populations of elephants have hundreds of different greens to choose from—but the elephants that I met in Kenya loved acacia plants, enormous spikes and all. In this video shot at the Sheldrick Ithumba Camp in Tsavo National Park, I share a little about acacia plants and the sharp weapons they have on their branches. Check it out!
A hand and an arm and a nose and a shower-an elephant's trunk is like a Swiss Army knife of tools! With over 100,000 muscles crisscrossing its length, this appendage is a masterpiece of strength and dexterity. In this video, which was shot at the Sheldrick Ithumba Camp in Tsavo National Park, I share a few moments with a young elephant as she makes the most of her morning meal. Check it out!
It's always a joy to talk about my books, and this impromptu interview with Publisher Spotlight for KidLit TV is no different. In this classroom-ready video I answer the following questions about How to Be an Elephant:
Were you always an elephant lover?
Can you tell us one interesting fact about an elephant?
Did you know all of these facts before writing the book?
Do you have a favorite spread?
A huge thanks to Rocco Staino for hosting the interview! This video was shot at the AASL National Conference in November 2017 using Facebook Live for KidLit TV.
Watch as a great white shark comes to life for NEIGHBORHOOD SHARKS—my debut picture book with Roaring Brook Press. Kids and parents beware: this drawing is not for the faint of heart!
The final art was drawn with pencil and completed in watercolor, ink, and gouache.
This time-lapse video was shot in my studio with an iPhone 3G using iTimeLapse, and the sounds of the shark-filled waters was captured with a Tascam DR-05 digital recorder while I was on Mirounga Bay at the Farallon Islands and on Tomales Bay near Point Reyes during my shark research trip in October 2012. Special thanks to Ron Elliott, Scot Anderson, Paul Kanive, and the scientists and crew of the Derek M. Baylis.
Soar high over California's Farallon Islands in this time-lapse video for my debut picture book, NEIGHBORHOOD SHARKS. Set to the tune of the shark-filled waters of the Farallones, this drawing is the last spread in the book.
The final art was drawn with pencil and completed in watercolor, ink, and gouache.
This time-lapse video was shot in my studio with an iPhone 3G using iTimeLapse, and the audio was captured with a Tascam DR-05 digital recorder while I was on Mirounga Bay at the Farallon Islands during my shark research trip in October 2012. Special thanks to the amazing Farallon shark team and the crew of the Derek M. Baylis.